Club head for a golf putter

ABSTRACT

A club head is adapted to be connected to a shaft of a golf putter. The club head includes a head unit formed with a fixing hole that is adapted for insertion of the shaft thereinto. The fixing hole has a width in a lengthwise direction of the head unit adapted to be larger than a width of the shaft in the lengthwise direction, such that the position of the head unit relative to the shaft is adjustable in the lengthwise direction.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority of Taiwanese Patent Application No.106214278, filed on Sep. 26, 2017.

FIELD

The disclosure relates to a club head, and more particularly to a clubhead for a golf putter.

BACKGROUND

Referring to FIG. 1, generally, a conventional golf club 1 includes ahead 11 and a shaft 12 fixedly connected to the head 11. Characteristicsof the golf club 1 such as material, shape or weight of the head 11, aswell as disposition between the head 11 and the shaft 12 may affect theaccuracy of a golfer's shot. As a result, the golfer needs to select asuitable golf putter according to different situations before each shot.

In compliance with current rules of golf, the golfer is only allowed tocarry a maximum of fourteen clubs during a round. For each conventionalgolf club 1, the head 11 is fixedly connected to the shaft 12 and is notadjustable relative to the shaft 12. Therefore, in order to have betterperformance, the golfer generally has to purchase a large number ofdifferent golf clubs with different characteristics, which would becostly, and choose fourteen therefrom for different playing conditionsof each round.

SUMMARY

Therefore, an object of the disclosure is to provide a club head thatcan alleviate the drawback associated with the abovementioned prior art.

Accordingly, the club head is adapted to be connected to a shaft of agolf putter. The club head includes a head unit that is formed with afixing hole adapted for insertion of the shaft thereinto. The fixinghole has a width in a lengthwise direction of the head unit that isadapted to be larger than a width of the shaft in the lengthwisedirection, such that the position of the head unit relative to the shaftis adjustable in the lengthwise direction.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other features and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent inthe following detailed description of the embodiment with reference tothe accompanying drawings, of which:

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a conventional golf putter;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of a golf putter having anembodiment of a club head according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an exploded sectional view of the embodiment; and

FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 2, but illustrating that a position ofa head unit of the embodiment relative to a shaft is adjustable.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, an embodiment of a club head according to thepresent disclosure is adapted to be connected to a shaft 3 of a golfputter 2. The club head includes a head unit 4 including a strikingmember 41 and a fastening member 42. The striking member 41 is formedwith a fixing hole 5 adapted for insertion of the shaft 3. The fixinghole 5 has a width in a lengthwise direction (a) of the head unit 4 thatis adapted to be larger than a width of the shaft 3 in the lengthwisedirection (a). Specifically, the striking member 41 has top and bottomsurfaces that are opposite to each other in a first transverse direction(b) perpendicular to the lengthwise direction (a). The fixing hole 5extends from the top surface to the bottom surface.

Since the width of the fixing hole 5 in the lengthwise direction (a) islarger than the width of the shaft 3 in the lengthwise direction (a),the position of the head unit 4 relative to the shaft 3 is adjustable inthe lengthwise direction (a). The fixing hole 5 has two couplingportions 51 and a connecting portion 52. The coupling portions 51 arerespectively formed in the top and bottom surfaces of the strikingmember 41. In this embodiment, one of the coupling portions 51 which isformed in the top surface of the striking member 41 is adapted forinsertion of the shaft 3 thereinto. The connecting portion 52 is inspatial communication with the coupling portions 51, and has a width ina second transverse direction (c) that is perpendicular to thelengthwise direction (a) and the first transverse direction (b) smallerthan that of the coupling portions 51.

In this embodiment, the fastening member 42 of the head unit 4 has ahead portion 422 and a stem portion 421 extending from the head portion422. The head portion 422 is disposed in the other one of the couplingportions 51 of the fixing hole 5 which is formed in the bottom surfaceof the striking member 41, and has a width in the second transversedirection (c) larger than that of the connecting portion 52 of thefixing hole 5. The stem portion 421 extends through the connectingportion 52 of the fixing hole 5, and is adapted to be threadedlyconnected to the shaft 3 for securing the shaft 3 onto the strikingmember 41.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 5, when the fastening member 42 is loosened,the position of the shaft 3 in the fixing hole 5 is permitted to beadjusted so as to adjust the position of the head unit 4 relative to theshaft 3. When the head unit 4 and the shaft 3 reach a desiredarrangement, the fastening member 42 is reversely rotated to lock thehead unit 4 to the shaft 3.

In summary, by virtue of the configuration of the fixing hole 5 of thisembodiment according to the present disclosure, the position of the headunit can be easily adjusted to meet the golfer's requirement, so thatthe golf putter 2 is suitable for different conditions during play.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the width of the fixinghole 5 in the second transverse direction (c) may be designed to besubstantially the same as that of the shaft 3, so that the shaft 3 canbe fittingly inserted into the corresponding one of the coupling portion51 and is secured by friction between the shaft 3 and the main bodyportion 41 without having to be fastened by the fastening member 42.Furthermore, while the fastening member 42 is configured as a screw inthis embodiment, it may be configured as other types of fasteners inother embodiments.

In the description above, for the purposes of explanation, numerousspecific details have been set forth in order to provide a thoroughunderstanding of the embodiment. It will be apparent, however, to oneskilled in the art, that one or more other embodiments may be practicedwithout some of these specific details. It should also be appreciatedthat reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” “anembodiment,” an embodiment with an indication of an ordinal number andso forth means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristicmay be included in the practice of the disclosure. It should be furtherappreciated that in the description, various features are sometimesgrouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereoffor the purpose of streamlining the disclosure and aiding in theunderstanding of various inventive aspects.

While the disclosure has been described in connection with what isconsidered the exemplary embodiment, it is understood that hisdisclosure is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended tocover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of thebroadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications andequivalent arrangements.

What is claimed is:
 1. A club head adapted to be connected to a shaft ofa golf putter, said club head comprising a head unit that is formed witha fixing hole adapted for insertion of the shaft thereinto, said fixinghole having a width in a lengthwise direction of said head unit that isadapted to be larger than a width of the shaft in the lengthwisedirection, such that the position of said head unit relative to theshaft is adjustable in the lengthwise direction.
 2. The club head asclaimed in claim 1, wherein said head unit includes a striking memberthat is formed with said fixing hole, and a fastening member thatextends into said fixing hole, and that is adapted for fastening saidstriking member to the shaft.
 3. The club head as claimed in claim 2,wherein: said striking member has top and bottom surfaces being oppositeto each other in a first transverse direction that is perpendicular tothe lengthwise direction; said fixing hole has two coupling portionsrespectively formed in top and bottom surfaces of said striking member,one of said coupling portions being adapted for insertion of the shaftthereinto, and a connecting portion being in spatial communication withsaid coupling portions, and having a width in a second transversedirection that is perpendicular to the lengthwise direction and thefirst transverse direction smaller than that of said coupling portions;and said fastening member has a head portion disposed in the other oneof said coupling portions of said fixing hole, and having a width in thesecond transverse direction that is larger than that of said connectingportion of said fixing hole, and a stem portion extending from said headportion, extending through said connecting portion of said fixing hole,and adapted to be threadedly connected to the shaft for securing theshaft onto the striking member.